Category: Film

Steely Dan, a band like no other. If you are a music fan you most likely have an opinion of them. You may not have known much about jazz, but they heavily brought it to the masses in the FM world of the seventies. You might have been immersed into the sounds of southern California singer-songwriters,…

You know Iggy Pop, don’t you? The one from the Stooges? The one from Jim Jarmusch’s “Coffee and Cigarettes” with Mr. T. Waits at a diner? It’s worth a view. or, from the other Jarmusch/Iggy/Jim Osterberg connection, the doc “Gimme Danger” or from the article below… Iggy Pop’s bonkers contract rider: Seven dwarves, dressed up as…

This is a tribute video from youtube of some a series of great interviews by Anthony Bourdain in his series called Raw Craft, where he explores the lives of people who engage with their craft in the most direct way… RIP watch the whole Raw Craft series here. ﻿

Legendary Nights – The Tale of Gatti-Ward I watched this by accident one Saturday afternoon and found myself completely lost in this incredible story of the amazing yet mostly forgotten story of the Gatti-Ward fight trilogy. While many have seen the Hollywood movie “The Fighter” starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale, which tells primarily of…

I just found this video of a 19 yr. old Alexandr Misko who plays fingerstyle versions of songs you may know. This is so cool to see, especially how this video is art directed to look as if it’s at a random pub with no one paying any particular attention to him. ﻿

The Right Stuff, 1983 With the passing of Tom Wolfe this week, I am reminded of the one film made from his books that really captured the essence of his writing. The Right Stuff had all of the history, drama, charm, humor and cultural observation that Wolfe was known for. This book had a running…

Air Guitar World Championships – August 23-25, Finland, 2018 The above-linked documentary was inspirational not only for the way you get immersed into a sub-culture but it demonstrates the power of what a collection of people with a singular vision can accomplish. There is a beauty in acting upon what inspires you. Does it…